Efio-Ita Nyok|5 February 2016|2:30am
The Frank Edward Testimony.
Frank Edwards is presently 'the trending thing' as far as gospel music is concerned in Nigeria, Africa and the world over. Recently, on Sunday, 24th January, at the inauguration of the Calvary Bible Church, Lekki; he made a few incisive statements. What follows are his exact statements:
“10 years ago, I was hawking on the streets of Enugu for my mother. We were so poor that we could hardly afford to eat. But, my mother always took me to church. She always told me to serve GOD, and that is how I have lived my life. Even when it was difficult to eat, I have always lived a life of worship. That is me.
That is my life! When I started singing, and my songs were being played everywhere, I had all kinds of offers. I was in South Africa for a program, and some promoters came to me and said, ‘Frank, your songs are so good, and we would like to promote you, take you all over the world. However, you mention JESUS too much in your songs. Replace JESUS with GOD and we can do business together’.
Brethren, that offer was very tempting. You would think, ‘what is the big deal about replacing JESUS with GOD?’ So, I called my mother, and told her about the offer. She said, ‘Don’t mind them O! Don’t do it O! Holy Ghost Fire burn all of them.’ So, I told them NO! Today, GOD has taken my music all over! It’s a beautiful thing to see white people, Americans, singing my song, Igbo songs that they don’t even know the meaning! GOD did it.
Sometime ago, we were concluding a program, and I was looking for a camera man to snap my picture with Don Moen.
When eventually I got someone to take the picture, as I posed with Don, he looked at me and said, ‘Frank Edwards! It is you! I need to take this picture with you!’ And he took his phone and showed me, ‘See, I have all your songs on my phone’. We took the snapshot, and then he said, ‘Frank, I saw online that you have a studio in your home. I would like us to do collaboration together. I’m gonna come to your house for the first recording, and you will come over to mine in U.S. for the finishing.’
Me, the same street boy in Enugu, doing a collabo with Don Moen. Only GOD could have made it happen. Live for GOD. Praise Him and thank Him even when things seems are all gone and look dark before you, Never give up on Him'.
Edward's experience as communicated above suggest that being consistent with our religious beliefs and holding tenaciously to the tenets of these religious values pays.
That wishy-washy, early Simon Peter character betrays our future and lasting happiness.
Efio-Ita Nyok
Is a Blogger & the Editor of Negroid Haven
